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/* Jones_Adviser to the King: Experts, Rationalization and Legitimacy

/*Studies 1 2 and 3 pooled to compute Cronbach's Alpha for Support Index (Studies 1,2,3), Success Index (studies 1,2,3), Patriot Index (stidoes 1.2), and Confidence in Experts Index (study 3).
/* Data file Jones_Studies123Pooled.sav

VARIABLE LABELS
supportplan 'Do you support or oppose the plan proposed by politicians [and international experts]'
pctsupportplan 'What percentage of Kuwait’s population do you think will support the plan proposed by politicians [and international experts]?'
pctsucceed 'On average, what percentage of projects like this would you say succeed?'
succeedcertain 'How certain are you that the plan proposed by the political leaders [and international experts] will succeed?'
lovecountry 'I love my country'
proudcitizen 'I am proud to be a citizen of my country'
advice 'These experts will provide high quality advice'
ideas 'These experts will offer new and innovative ideas'
understanding 'These experts will have a good understanding of education in Kuwait'
money 'These experts are probably out for themselves and the money'.
Execute.

/* reverse score money item
IF (money = 1) money_r = 7.
IF (money = 2) money_r = 6.
IF (money = 3) money_r = 5.
IF (money = 4) money_r = 4.
IF (money = 5) money_r = 3.
IF (money = 6) money_r = 2.
IF (money = 7) money_r = 1.
Execute.

compute advice_01 = advice/7.
compute understanding_01 = understanding/7.
compute ideas_01 = ideas/7.
compute money_r_01 = money_r/7.
compute supportplan_01 = supportplan/7.
compute pctsupportplan_01 = pctsupportplan/11.
compute pctsucceed_01 = pctsucceed/11.
compute succeedcertain_01 = succeedcertain/7.
compute lovecountry_01 = lovecountry/7.
compute proudcitizen_01 = proudcitizen/7.

/* compute alpha for support index
RELIABILITY
  /VARIABLES=supportplan_01 pctsupportplan_01
  /SCALE('Support Index (two items)') ALL
  /MODEL=ALPHA.

/*compute alpha for success index

RELIABILITY
  /VARIABLES=pctsucceed_01 succeedcertain_01
  /SCALE('Success Index (two items)') ALL
  /MODEL=ALPHA.

/*compute alpha for patriot index

RELIABILITY
  /VARIABLES=lovecountry_01 proudcitizen_01
  /SCALE('Patriot  Index (two items)') ALL
  /MODEL=ALPHA.

/*compute alpha for confidence in experts index 

RELIABILITY
  /VARIABLES=advice_01 understanding_01 ideas_01 money_r_01
  /SCALE('Confidence in Experts Index (four items)') ALL
  /MODEL=ALPHA.


